Several months before the Human Torch burst upon the scene, another fiery hero burned across the pages of Golden Age comicdom. Originally scripted by auteur Will Eisner, The Flame was a really hot item in his day. Today, he enjoys a new life in the pages of Alex Ross's new series Project Superpowers for Dynamite Entertainment. According to Wikipedia:

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After the death of his missionary father, Gary Preston "was rescued by a group of lamas. They raised Gary in the lamasary, where they trained him in their mystical ways. Through this training, Gary gained the ability to control fire and temperature, including his own body temperature. He also gained the ability to travel from place to place by materializing inside of flame (even a match flame)."